Miscellanea 
423 
10.7294715 „ - - 
22-102»;5(!:5 
The curve of Typo V is y = (1-43044) lO^^ x- 
Here also x is in 5 year units, the origin is at 12-453948 years and the mode at 22-754053 years. 
The two curves are shown in Fig. 3. 
Age of Spinster at Marriage 
Fig. 3. Distribution of Ages at Marriage of 235,2.52 Spinsters. Actual Fiequoncies represented 
by the histogram. 
Continuous Curve : T\pe VI Frcquencv Curve 
Dotted Curve : Typo V Frequency Curve 
?/= (1-43044) x-^"-'-'"- c ^ — . 
The observed and calculated frequencies are given in the table below. 
TABLE VI. 
Age at Marriage of Spinsters. 
Age 
15— 
20— 
25— 
30— 
■35— 
40— 
45— 
50— 
55— 
GO— 
65— 
70— 
Totals 
Observed 
frequency 
17546 
118.542 
70411 
20241 
5873 
1706 1 
636 
171 
64 II 
28: a 
23 eg 
11' 
235252 
Type VI 
Type V 
159691 
120458 
69289 
21009 
5896 
1732 \ 
582 
191 
71 
28 
12 
16§ 
235253 
16448i 
120061 ■ 
69508 
20907 
5770 
1692 
544 
191 
73 
30 
13 
13 § 
235250 
Prof. Edgewortli's* 
curve, p. 469 
14633 
123696 
68811 
19.596 
5740 
2752 
23.5228 
* I.e. Professor Edgeworth's relative theoretical frequencies multiplied by 235252. 
t 16-184 years to 20 years. J 12-454 years to 20 years. § All beyond 70 years. 
